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yi'?.youv: no. Hi Vy-i ; f T y . VT fPottMwi-0Ttaion, --. mcmday:7 evening, august 23.; iessfourteen pages. . '..!.pricb:tw6 CENTa.Hii;y z- . After Beating Harriman in Califor- I . -. ; ( ; : ?niaBVestern Pacific Own ft - :-- , ; dcz, Robinson - Viil Raht Him Here. : h . ' V mm m 1 San Francisco, Aut. 29. By plac f atratcvr which haa atajrUra raUroad clrclea tha 'Oould Una ara reportad to haa obtained entry to Oreron. and It Is aid they, will eventually have arceas to all northern cities and porta -of lmpor tanca asoept Coos bay, -" ', , - The fact that the . Oould ' interesta have secured a passava for the Western ' Paciflo throuali . this rleh territory . leaked 'out by the announcement of A.i ; B. Hammond, prealdent of the Corvallla : A Eastern and . Astoria tk . Columbia , roads, who says that ha has no intention of selllna those properties, but that the , first named will be extended from the ; termlnua at Idanha, Linn bounty, across . . central Oregon, to some point , on the , " Bnake river, probably Ontario. - H' . . Work will also be started on the As. torla In the same connection and it -will be pushed south along the eoaat from Seaside to Tillamook. These project will accurate snore than tit miles, of ', ronstructlon for the two, roads within -4b next few years..' .. . , - . "More That Touting Tjaprorenieats. ' The extensive operations undertaken by these lines Is believed by railroad , men to mean more than- .passing Im provements. The fact that the Western Paciflo will be completed la two years, according; to present plana, and that the - new' work on these northern Jlnee will be ready at the same time. Is accepted s something mora than- a mora coin cidenca. It Is said that vUie terminal of tha Corvallls eV Eastern may not be ' Ontario, but a point in . Lake county where a Junction may be effected with ta California, Nevada at Oregon road. Senator Fulton Names Him. as -.- Collector of Customs at As- . . mrA PraioiMane In. ' ; : proves Nomination. wasninaton. u. u. aui. iw. viara nr. . . . u i tn.. ' State collector of customs at Astoria, en the recommendation of Senator irui- .;, ton. v .. - r ;. . -; '. Clark W. Carnahan waa. a member. of '. the sssemb y In 1101, and waa one of , air.' Fulton's strong supporter through ' but the senatorial struggle. of that ses- lion. Prior to becoming a legislator he " served a trm a assessor in Astoria. HI appolntmant a collector Is the cul ; mlnatlon -of a " heated struggle - which has threatened to disrupt the Republican party In Clatsop county. - The . conse quences may be felt In the municipal enmpalgn In Astoria this rail. -. t '- Walter Robb,' the present collector of customs at Astoria, was a candidate for reappointment, bat was strongly op posed by ' some of Senator Fulton s friends, who charged him with attempt Ing to become a d lota tor In local poll- , ini. . 4 d. Lrauinivr. iuiujt ok tn. as- . torian, was a candidate for tha place, - baaing his claim on hi alleged serv ices to the party, and he had the indorse ment of' a number of the leading -fte - publloans of the county. But Senator Fulton finally fixed on Carnahan .and forwarded to he president a recommen dation that be be appointed. There were several minor . aspirant for the ap- polntment. but none, of them , was seri- nei.lv AAnsMered. . ,. When Dell Inger learned that hi 1 claim bad been. ' Ignored by Senator Pulton and that Carnahan had been ' recommended, tha editor declared war. Re circulated a petition asking for hit own. appointment and succeeded In' get ting' a considerable number of slgna . tores. Tb petition wss then sent to ' President ' Roosevelt, together with - communications setting forth the serv ice which Delllnger had rendered - to , the Republican party, especially lh the ' last local campsign. It was an attempt ' to go aver tb head-of Senator Fulton, .and if successful, would have been a AtmAmA Maw tn hi- nrut I . . ' Bqt President, Roosevelt turned down the editor and appointed Carnahan.- in accordance with Fulton's - recommenda tion. It la broadly Intimated by those familiar with Republican politics In as- . torla that the result will be.war between the Fulton faction and the newspaper of which Delllnger Is editor. The first battle will doubtless be fought In the coming city election and It Is quite poe - Bible that the result msy be the election of the Democratic ticket.. ,... ALL ARE SAFE. r1 Bmploye f Balfoasy, thrl ft Oo. la i ITarparalaw Bsoap Berth gssks. Balfour. Outhrle- Co. received word -from the San Francisco office today atatlng that all the members of the firm and the employe In Valparaiso are safe. vThe message , did not State whether "or not the company' property had been damaged or destroyed. tatMt lMiW Imle mmm s 'J st San Aillsmsa nimmr. II it; an Acknowledged GouldJlne which it la Intended shall be pushed north from the tain line of the Western Pacific at Reno, Nevada, to Lakeview and Klam ath. . , -o.vi, - The road has alreadr been completed as far as Madeline plains. Tha rumor that the Goold lines are back of Im provements and extensions of northern roads has . not surprised many aatute railroad men -who have been , looking for such - developments. Without such means the Oould lines would probably have to enter into a long fight wuu the tfarrlman Interesta and would have con siderable trouble In obtaining a right of way, , , v.; -.. 4 . - Will 0a aiok . Seetiea. ." Th building of the Corvallls. East ern to a juncture with the Western Paelfie ; or.- the. California, Nevada Oregon.' and the closing of the gap be tween Albany and Portland, or Yaqulna and TUlamook, will give the Oould lines aeosse to ' all ' the important . northern harbor exoept Coos . bay. , ; v , The-central Oregon country which will be thus r opened to the Oould lines Is probably the largest territory In the United States, outside, of Alaska, with out railroad facilities. ; - , E. H. Hsrrimsn baa long realised the ImporUnoa of this, country and It was announced last year that ore 14.000,000 had been set aside for construction of the Oregon Eastern ' from Natron to a point north of Klamath marahes In Ore gon. This will be the first link In ths connection with the main line of the Southern Paciflo to reach the Klamath country. If the Southern, Paciflo would safeguard the advantageous position it T 10 IIASE TIIIS 6 IIIOTEDI Spooks Evidently Have No Ter rors for People Who Endeavor to Buy Twelve Thoutand-Dol- lar Residence for the Sum of i - -, i ..',.. . , Seven Hundred. ' . y Portland people are . a brave lot or else Portland - spooks sre composed ' Of Much evanescent material ' or are so quickly dissipated In the moist Oregon atmosphere that tney have no solid ter ror for the average Portlanderj Only yesterday a. haunted house was adver tised for aale by a certain real estate firm tn town. The owner, to make tha proposition a little more tempting ; to nervous speculators, offered to pay $10 a night to a - man and 'wife who would sleep in the haunted dwelling till It was sold.: ..The refusal for the purchase of the house -was granted to the first ten ant that accepted -the terms, and the Douse, wiin 'nine room ana -a good yard, valued at 111,000. was offered for sale at $700 by the owner, because he did not . fanty hi supernatural guests. . This morning when the real estate man came to his , office- on Morrison street he decided ' that the box office for the eircua sa.1 had been changed to his building.. A long.: Una stood eagerly awaiting the opening of aorae door and a the business man curiously followed'-It out-he found - that It ter minated, or rather began, at hi door. (Realising, that thla.wa hit busy day he sat down with an I-am-your-servant air and began to entertain inquiries. All pertained $o the-same-house, and all wanted to see It st once. : Almost' all wanted to buy without delay, though the $10 halt caught many. .And the re markable faot was that almoat all the inquirers were women. . . . . -.' The first prospective buyer was taken out at once to the house on East Six teenth, street and given the .option of purchase , for $700. The second In quirer felt that he had lost 'the oppor tunity of a lifetime by two' minutes procrastination, but tried to buy back his chance, offering' $1,500.' 'According to terms, however,, the first party got.lt and la already Installed. To be sure. he and his wife have not yet spent a night there and the second may, yet get his chsnc. , ; ; .--, .: '.. v. ',-" '. k" 'aUir'f th XeaM. -i 1 The house is said to belong to a rich old man and hi wife who have raised a large family and recently th laat child left them to be Married. In their lone someness they soon began to pay atten tion to the unusual antics of thslr furnl- Jump about ths room In the most aston ish fashion. since they are of the older generation. they did not appreciate the marvelous wooden handsprings and ser pentine -marches which would so have delighted th heart of a crowd Of col lege rooter, and they "made tracks" as fast aa their feet would respond to the dictates of their hearts. . With feverish anxtsty to be rfd of ths place, through Ailed at McKenna, the man made hi astonishing offsr which brought so many to a .little down town office and gave tha host there a-chance to launch new business proposition on th visitor whom they could not hsv otherwise reached. Th mystery of the noise and the rambling furniture re mains uneiplelned, . , , , mum Pa ILIUS Ccorft'.J. Oould, Who Ig Said to Oregon., holds In the state the Oregon Eastero must be pushed at one to. completion.' j The surveys . of ' Hammond interests supposed to be the Western Paciflo offer a shorter route-aoroas the state than the proposed line of the Oregon Eastern, be SECQ"!J IJEFE IIEl'J USE FUR On Tips ' From" Spirit Land, In , dianapolis Man Buys Property, ' Gives Deed to Spouse, and Swears That. She .Then Tried to Kill Him. Wi ( ' '. , i-5 fJonrn. gnedal flervlr.. Indlanapolle, Aug. 10. John B. Amos ha filed suit for. d(vorce ffom Joseph In Rapp Amos, who Is alleged by him to be a spiritualistic medium, charg- Ing that she fraudulently caused him to Invest $17,000 In Indianapolis. real, es tate by telllnf"hlm '-that his former wife desired him to make', the' Invest ment and hare th deeds recorded Joint ly In hi nam and that of the defend ant. . , . : , '. '. ' .. Amos say Josephine held conversa tion wlth his former ' wife, and "told him many thing supposed to have been said- by her. He believed the stories and made th investments and. the .reo ords were so .made that the property was to revert to Josephine Rapp upon her husbsnd's death. . . r . . . When theae prelimlnarlea . had : been settled, Amos alleges, the wife began to abuse him. . He aays she tried to kill him with a knife, wounded htm on the wrist and so wrecked his nerves . that he was compelled to spend large sums for medical treatment. - Then she went; on th road aa a spiritualist medium and gave exhibit lone, although aha promised at the time of their marriage, that ahe would not again. perform. ; - i ' .A-.j ? U;:Ck SAF.1 VICTI11 OF UANY RICH 8i:08BLfll8: .r Precious Stones Brought to -This Country in Bulk Pay No Duty,. According to Importers -, . ; r:,.-- y-x- New Torlt, Aug.-10. Diamonds, pearls and other Jewels are smuggled Into this country. In greater, bulk than. ever' be tore, according , to representa'tion "re cently made In the treamiry department by"New7Torhlmporterir"The7rrB-Ilo rise in ' prices of precious atone I given as th cause. Of Jewelry bought by American tour ists abroad, according to New Tqrk Im porters,, mors than 00 per cent 1 never aeen by the customs authorities. .Com paratively little dutr. Is paid on Jewelry, they say, -exoept by regular .importers In th trade. , i . Ludwlg Nlessen.' chairman of-' the customs committee of 'th Importsrs' and Cutters' association,' said today that th value of cut stones smuggled 'In, n hi opinion, I fully equal - to the value of gem on which, duty 'Is paid.- In the fiscal year that" ended with - June the value of precious stone and pearls Im ported i wss valued by government ap praisers at close to $30,000,000. Nles sen believes the actual value of dutiable gems Imported during the year wat not lee thaa $10,000,000. v . . . -.,...... "s t t: . i ..i i i .."! , PlitDECt v., . "Have Broutht Hi Railroad Into sides 'entering s; more settled country for tha entire distance 'except the Kla math country. - - - "The plans forrtherOregon Eastern' are (Continued on. Page Two.) Oldest and One of Best Detec lives on Force Faces Charges r of Disobedience Preferred ''; '"' by Inspector Bruin. .' ' Pending a hearing of charge of neg lect .of duty , and disobedience of" orders preferred against .him;, by - Inspector Bruln. Detective Joe .Day, . one of the oldest and best known 'members of the detective bureau of the local police de partment, has been, suspended upon or der of Chief , Qrltsmacher. , Th official charges filed with tha po lice committee; of the executive board by Bruin recite that Day ha failed to report for duty 'ad required by th rule of .the. department and ha wholly neg lected to make written report of cases assigned, to. him. During the month of Jane, it "Is' alleged, -although tt cases were assigned, to him, for Investigation, Day failed to make a written report on any of them and that-durlng July he waa asalgned;17 cases and likewise neg lected to maae eitner oral or written re ports ' of them. ' 'i -.. . . j The complaint further recite that th detective's willful disobedience of " or ders has had the effect of causing other officer to become lea regular in their duties ... t -......-,, . ..". Say Bay t Xaefreotlv. .. 'in th letter to the chief accompany ing the. charges. Bruin states that Day has. been ineffective during th past six months and ha not , only become diso bedient but Is obnoxious to other mem bers of r th department . and citlsen generally. t. , ' it has Been evident for some time that the members, of the-detective depart ment have not religiously lived, up to the -rule requiring them to make writ ten reports of, .their. Investigations. Thera seemed to be a disposition to make thai r 'reports at their own- con venience and tha workings of this im portant branch of the police depart ment haw been run on a sort -of free and., easy . plan, .All this is to be a thing of the paat accordlag to th pro visions of aa order Issued today . by Chief arltamacher, and hereafter It wlU be necessary f or all detectives and plain clothes, men to. keep In constant, com munication with their superiors. . . ..After reciting that to obtain better service .from th detectives- It will be neoessary to adopt some system- in' har mony with the gengrsl system -of th department,. Chief , Oritsmachers. order state that while It I almoat Impossible to . limit , the detectives-to certain pre scribed hours of dutyj it is nevertheless essential. that same hours of duty be as signed, so that they ean be In touch, at all times with polio headquarters. . , - .' ..What BstesUss Kast Bo. . ' The work of each detecttv will be de tailed to" him by the chief of police through' the- -Inspector every morning. The detective' will make note of this work for himself 'On-blanks furnished and will then proceed to, look after hl case: if not practicable to report to the station In person, he will do so by tele phone or from a patrol boa,' every two hour so a to keep In touch with the office for instructions Ar the. end of his day's work he will report the result (Continued on Ps ge. Two.) 0S -5 I I HtV? Wit t :r ,M fiat gVa s A 1 1 mZl . JLj ...III ' a II W ' I i .-. ......' I 4 UUL UH I ; : In the Earthquake That Ravaged Chili, Juan Fernnn- Have (Jnamat gperlal gerrles.) .Valparaiso, Chile. Aug. 10 Not a sin gle building In the city escaped Injury from the earthquake, whoae Intermittent shocks still strike terror to the hearts of the people. :V . . , " '. . .;, ' The fires are dying out, as there Is nothing left to burn. Laborers have been engaged to clear away the debris, but the work Is slow, aa at every new shock the men leave their tools, seek the middle of the street and throw themselves on their knees, t Dynamite was freely used to stop, the progress of the flames, but In some of the explosions the men who were hand ling the powerful agent were blown up with the buildings. . The residence part of the city Is built of adobe and the bualness part of steel, snd there was not much for the fire to feed on; but notwithstanding the lack of fuel the flames swept the town from side to side. , ' toM Cannot Be Told. There Is no use trying now to give a close extlmate of the loss of life or property. Everyone has a nsw story of the number-of deaths, and those who might be in a position to get a list of casualties are not In. a condition to do so. - One Is not outside of conservatism In saying that th financial loss will amount to above a quarter of a billion dollars. The military is in full con trol, as very soon after -the first shock the civil authorities proved Inadequate. Boning taa Dead. Too soldiers are burning the dead, and societies have ' been organised to I ,10-IIIU IS POSTPOnED Proceedings Come to Hart When Harriman. Lawyers Ask for More Time In Which to Pre pare and Case Goes Over Until October. : . ' ... Proceeding In th Injunction suit brought by . th Northern Pacific rail- road against the Northern Paciflo Term! nal company to keep tha latter .company from going ahead .with its condemnation ult against th rortland . at Seattle railway to secure th terminal property of the latter road In th north part of Portland were brought to a temporary halt today when attorney representing the Harriman Interest asked a post ponement of the hearing because they had not had time to prepare their caae. Th postponement waa - allowed, and Monday, October 1, wat Bet for th day of hearing, the temporary injunction granted by Judge Gilbert remaining ef fective nntll that time. Railroad men Bay that the move will be beneficial to the Northern Pacific company because it will have that much mora time to proceed with' th work of rilling in th terminal property and making it nt ror railroad purposes. When Senator Joseph Simon, who ap peared with Zera Snow for the North ern Pacific Terminal company, asked for a postponement until September St, Judge Carey, local counsel for th Hill lines, stated thst he would be unable to b in Portland at that time, so the day was set until October 1. Judge Carey gave the excuse that he I going eaat to meet his daughter, who Is returning from a trip abroad. Railroad men think that the move was mad to gain further time for th north end work, which they claim will establish the Hill people more firmly In their right. Favor Vorthera Pacific. At present the Northern Paciflo com pany appears to have all the beat of the argument say thoae who are watching the fight between the railroad compa nies. The order to have the condemna tion suit brought Into th federal courts Instead of being' heard in the atate court.. where It was filed,' wss not liked by Senator Simon, who remarked to Judge Carey this morning that the In junction suit wss not .necessary.. The latter smiled, and said he thought .It was. ' "The Injunction suit was brought by the Northern Paciflo Railway com pany." said Judge Carey." ,.; "But It Is all the same, whether It waa brought by the Northern Pacific or by the Portland ft Seattle," said Senator Simon. Judge Carey replied that It was not. and Simon seemed willing to let the mattes atand that way. .' . , .--Jams R Kerr, assistant aenersl counsel for tha Northern Pacific, ap peared in court witn Judge Carey this morning and when asked by lAttornsy Snow whether he would be 'In court October 1, the time set for th hearing os in injunction suit, replied that he woeld. Th Harriman attorney asked Judge Gilbert for an order asking Kerr to appear at that time because he want ed the Hill man's testimony. . (JeareaT Special nerrlre'. St. Petersburg. Aug. to. tight miners were klued and 17 Injured In a conflict with troop at Vtovka, : , , ; Crusoe's Home, Is Said to Entirely Disappeared. take care of the refugees, who are with out food, clothing or control. . . - -- It Is stated thnt the Rank Tarapaca Argentina will open today.. The man agers have sought. the cooperation of the other banka with a view to opening at least one of the financial institutions of the city. . , ,.s, : - i . lay fsaa reraaaaes Sank.' . . . ;." A steamer which arrived today re porta the disappearance of the Island of Juan Fernandas, on-which waa lo cated tha scene of the story of Robin son Crusoe. The enptatn aays he cruised In ths neighborhood for some time,, but there waa no-sign of Islanders. - Juan Fernandas la always associated with -the adventures of Robinson "Cru soe and his man Friday.. It waa in the south Pacific, about- 400 miles west of Valparaiso.' . It waa sometimes called Uaa-a-Flerra,' "more to land.", by the Spaniards, to distinguish It from Mas- a- Fuera, "more to sen." The - island was It mile In length by, four . In width, of rocky formation' . '. A story Ja ; told ' of light having been seen to emanate from this Klgh peak. and the theory is that' Juan, Fernandes was once , a aubaerlal volcanic -' oone. Trees were scaroe on the Island, tha few standing., being' for from the : shores. Ferns were abundant,' at least 14 known varletlea having been found there. The Island was well stocked 'with goats -and pigs by the. Spanish, pilot, who discov ered It. and' gave It the nam of Juan Fernandas. ,Sea elephants and fur seals were found, and there were many varle tlea of brlght-plumaged. birds. ; ,", ; : Juan Fernandes : waa occupied by GEIDOOEVOF ROCKEFELLER Standard Oil Man Talks of Civ ing Large Sum Toward Build. ing Home for - Women. Who Are Too Old to Appear in the Ballet. 'y: (Jearaal gBaelat a,ni,..1 . Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 30. A home for aged 'knd Infirm chorus girl Is to be the next benlf Iclaxy of John D. Rocke feller's benevolence. If reports are true. It la understood that he hss offered $100,000 toward the establishment of such a home, on condition that a like urn I raised by Marie Cahill, th ao tresa, and others who are promoting the chem. . - Th home will serve a twofold pur pose, on being to train and educate chorus girls, the other to ear for those merrymakers who, becaus of Illness or ags, can no longer make a living. Mr. Rockefeller, tt 1 said, was Inter ested In the movement by a clergyman friend of Miss Cahill. who met the head of the Standard OH company on hi trio abroad this summer.' The plan appealed to him, and the promise of aid mad at that time is now to be fulfilled. Mr., Rockefeller continue to suffer from Indigestion, which feeling kept him from church, which was crowded with stranger anxloua to catch a glimpse of th oil king. - . .. , ; .' Xeavy mood ta Ogdea. - . (Jooreal tsMlal gervlre.) '' Ogden, Utah. Aug. 20. The heaviest rain in year is falling her this morn ing and everything is flooded, The Webber and Ogden rivers are on a ram page. The fall ha been an Inch . an hour for two hour. - . ,'' - -., PrctUcnt Paling xjf Cuba, Vhoat chorus mm Chileans, . the settlement-consist tng about 10 or 40 Chilean buta It was) often used by the Chilean government a a prison, but since IMS no prison ers have been, taken there and the) place waa leased to such as oared to stay there for the benefit of the hunt ing and . fur-sealing. On February It word -waa received that tha Island ha4 been 'shaken by earthquake. AID FOR CHILE. i President (Condole with BepnbUo, a4 . . Bed Ores wm Bead BmnpUaa, ' IJoSraSl Bpeclsl BerrW.) . . Washington. Aug. -0i The- president today, forwarded a message -of condo lence to the- president' of Chile. Th4 nw, vron wiu prooaDiy request aona Uon for .relief tomorrow. . The dona tipns - will be ' cabled . to the' Americas) consul at- Valparaiso, who will. auperliM tend the, distribution. . i acq Ac. i icr ei iwjt i ChOaaa tecatloa te lioaaoai ' " alparalso. y, ! I : (Jeurasl. Bseetal Brrtw.) , London. Aug. JO. The. Cbilaaa legs Men received a- dispatch today saying? that the loss of life, was; net great, but that-the property damaged was; consld-. arable la Valparaiso.- - r . , - ... Public order .waa;. being , maintained and', tha. distressed were.' , being aided. Thai, foreign embassies are' giving ait tha-.help, possible.- -r-s.-r". --Vi''-" . . -i- (Contlnned - on Page . Two. " .-' - -2 (. r.i.v; President of New Republic Has Many of . His Foes Arrested, , While Armed Rebels Fight . W "?; His Soldiers. .. . .. , : ' (Joaraal Special Mervte.) '' Havana, Aug. $0. Fighting against th government still goee on and troop met.th rebel at San Juan de Marlines and Punta Qorda. Few Uvea war loot and tha ' government . was victorious. President Poltina has at .last, got his hand on the men who were said to be plotting hi death. Th cabal Include some of tb most prominent - men in Cuba., and the following member have been . arrested: . General Enrique toyanes del Castello. former" congressman from Puerto Prin cipe province; 1 Colvlll Menuel Pedra, chier or police or the bouse or repre sentatives; - ex-Senator Monteaguedo: Fausto Veles, one time Cubes consul at Bremen, and bis brother. General Carlo -Garcia Veles. . r ,1 Castillo managed to escape : and th lieutenant concerned haa been placed under arrest. ' . . -'. . . General Veles la believed to have been the moving aplrlt In tha conspiracy. which had for Its object. the overthrow of,, the government and the death of Pallna. General Velea waa to have been made dictator. ..; ' . '..'.''-. ' The campaign against ths government was conducted with great assurance. Juan Gualberto Gomes, the colored ora tor, and Deraetrlo Castillo, made Incen diary speeches through th province. - (Continued on Page Four.) Lift' It ' tzzA 1 . A ,,. , . -K'- r r. .. . . Mr.,.''. J -- - - ''''- ' - '. ' 1 ' ' ' " ' '" t- v S